| thread [thred] COMPUTER SCIENCE A sequence of beads that are strung together. DESIGN ENGINEERING A continuous helical rib, as on a screw or pipe. GEOLOGY An extremely small vein, even thinner than a stringer. MINING ENGINEERING A more or less straight line of stall faces, having no cuttings, loose ends, fast ends, or steps. TEXTILES A continuous strand formed by spinning and twisting together short strands of textile fibers. |